JavaScript Enlightenment

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JavaScript EnlightenmentCody LindleyFirst Edition, based on JavaScript , ECMA-262, Edition 3Table of the Author the Technical Editors Richardson Simpson Smith Nadel Florence Logan did I write this book? should read this book? JavaScript & ECMA-262 Edition 3? didn't I cover the Date(), Error(), RegEx() objects? code, less words code and repetition Conventions , JS Bin, and Firebug lite-dev 1 - JavaScript Objects objects constructors construct and return object instances JavaScript native/built-in object constructors object constructor functions constructors using the new operator shorthand/literal values from constructors (aka simple) values primitive values null, undefined, "string", 10, true, and false are not objects primitive values are stored/copied in JavaScript values are equal by value string, number, and boolean primitive values act like objects when used like objects (aka composite) values complex values are stored/copied in JavaScript objects are equal by reference objects have dynamic properties typeof operator used on primitive and complex values Properties allow for mutable objects constructor instances have constructor properties that point to their constructor function that an object is an instance of a particular constructor function instance created from a constructor can have its own independent properties (aka instance properties) semantics between "Jav

The head object vs. global properties and global variables .....79 Referring to the head object .....80